NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 4 Travel (poem) — Let us learn
Book page 161 & 162 Updated on2026-09-05
Q1.
Read the expressions from the poem given in Column 1 and match them with what they indicate in Column 2. Column 1: 1. miles away 2. cinders red 3. heart is warm 4. day is loud 5. engine steaming — Column 2: (i) The speaker's affection for their friends (ii) The fast and powerful movement of the train (iii) The busy and noisy atmosphere during the day (iv) The glow of the train's sparks lighting up the night sky (v) The distance of the train from the speaker
Answer
Column 1
Column 2
What it indicates
1. miles away
(v)
The distance of the train from the speaker
2. cinders red
(iv)
The glow of the train's sparks lighting up the night sky
3. heart is warm
(i)
The speaker's affection for their friends
4. day is loud
(iii)
The busy and noisy atmosphere during the day
5. engine steaming
(ii)
The fast and powerful movement of the train
Tip: Two of these matches are easy because a key word is repeated — miles with distance, cinders with sparks. Do those first, then match the rest from what is left.
Q2.
Now, use the expressions in Column 1 to fill in the following blanks correctly. 1. After meeting her old friend, her ______ with the joy of rekindled memories. 2. As I arrived at the railway station I could hear the ______. 3. The marketplace is bustling, and the ______ with the chatter of shoppers and vendors. 4. The bonfire glowed brightly, throwing ______ into the dark night sky. 5. The sound of a train could still be heard _____ as the evening grew quiet.
Answer
No.
Completed sentence
1.
After meeting her old friend, her heart is warm with the joy of rekindled memories.
2.
As I arrived at the railway station I could hear the engine steaming.
3.
The marketplace is bustling, and the day is loud with the chatter of shoppers and vendors.
4.
The bonfire glowed brightly, throwing cinders red into the dark night sky.
5.
The sound of a train could still be heard miles away as the evening grew quiet.
How to place them: Look at what comes immediately after the blank. “___ with the joy” and “___ with the chatter” both need the pattern X is warm/loud with Y. “throwing ___ into the sky” needs a thing you can throw — the cinders. “could be heard ___” needs a distance. That leaves the station line for engine steaming.
Q3.
The poet uses the word ‘shrieking' to tell us about the sound of the train's whistle. There are other words that tell us about different types of related sounds. Read the meanings of such words in Column 1 and match them with the words in Column 2. You may use a dictionary. Column 1: 1. shouting loudly, often in anger or excitement 2. crying out in fear or excitement 3. crying loudly with grief or sorrow 4. making a high-pitched, piercing sound 5. calling out loudly, often in a casual or informal way 6. crying softly in a low, broken voice 7. crying loudly and uncontrollably — Column 2: (i) wailing (ii) hollering (iii) screeching (iv) yelling (v) whimpering (vi) bawling (vii) screaming
Answer
Meaning (Column 1)
Word (Column 2)
1. shouting loudly, often in anger or excitement
(iv) yelling
2. crying out in fear or excitement
(vii) screaming
3. crying loudly with grief or sorrow
(i) wailing
4. making a high-pitched, piercing sound
(iii) screeching
5. calling out loudly, often in a casual or informal way
(ii) hollering
6. crying softly in a low, broken voice
(v) whimpering
7. crying loudly and uncontrollably
(vi) bawling
Sort them by loudness and by feeling: Loud and angry / excited — yelling, hollering. Loud and frightened — screaming, screeching. Loud and sad — wailing, bawling. Soft and sad — whimpering.
Once you group them this way, the matching almost does itself.
And ‘shrieking'? A shriek is very close to a scream — sudden, high and piercing. That is why it suits a steam whistle so well.
Q4.
Now, complete the following paragraph by using suitable words from Column 2. “The street was filled with a variety of sounds. A shopkeeper was 1. ______ to attract customers, while a child nearby was 2. _______ at his friend to wait for him. From the other side of the road, a toddler was 3. ________ uncontrollably after dropping his ice cream, and his mother tried to calm him as he began 4. _________ softly. In the background, someone's loud 5. _________ voice added to the bustling noise of the busy evening.”
Answer
The completed paragraph:
The street was filled with a variety of sounds. A shopkeeper was 1. hollering to attract customers, while a child nearby was 2. yelling at his friend to wait for him. From the other side of the road, a toddler was 3. bawling uncontrollably after dropping his ice cream, and his mother tried to calm him as he began 4. whimpering softly. In the background, someone's loud 5. screeching voice added to the bustling noise of the busy evening.
Blank
Word
The clue in the sentence
1.
hollering
“to attract customers” — a casual, informal call, not anger.
2.
yelling
“at his friend to wait” — shouting at somebody.
3.
bawling
The word “uncontrollably” is taken straight from the dictionary meaning.
4.
whimpering
“softly”, and his mother has begun to calm him — the crying is dying down.
5.
screeching
Describes a voice as high-pitched and piercing.
Tip: The adverbs are your best friends here — uncontrollably and softly each point to exactly one word. Fill those two first and the rest become easy.